S1E10. How To Tell If You Have Mold In Your Home with Indoor Environmental Professional, Megan Carson

The Holistic Homes Podcast

Many of us get into this industry because we have personal horror stories with mold. For me, I bought a home that had floor to ceiling mold in the kitchen. It was completely invisible to the naked eye, until we started the renovation process and took walls down to the studs.

For today’s guest, Megan Carson, she was reaching a sever level of mold toxicity and couldn’t identify the source until having an ERMI test and an inspection. Luckily, she was able to get out of her lease and high tail it out of there! But that led her down the path to becoming the founder of Guided Well LLC.

She is a certified mold inspector and IEP with a specialized focus on client education and building defect identification related to poor building science and design in relation to indoor air quality issues. After her own four walls made her sick, she’s making it her mission to help other people out of that sort of situation.

For any of you home renters out there, we’re starting this conversation with some safe guards that all renters need to know about. From getting your own inspections (not through management) to discussing additional clauses in the lease to guarantee a way out if water damage becomes an issue. Then, we’re chatting all things remediation so you don’t have to go into the process already overwhelmed.

In this episode, we’re chatting about:

• Why Megan became a mold inspector
• The importance of good testing and validation before remediation
• How to vet a mold inspector
• What the sampling process should look like (hint: it’s not supposed to just be air samples in the middle of the room)
• Learning the difference between restoration and remediation
• Why encapsulation should only be used as a last resort

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